Video Tag
Every video tagged “props” in the library — a focused slice of the Halloween archive.
171 videos
This video is a discussion and speculation piece centered on what Spirit Halloween's 2021 seasonal theme might be, potentially drawing on ISE (Industry Sourcing Expo) imagery or early leaked photos. The creator analyzes available images and clues to predict what props, animatronics, and store displays Spirit Halloween could feature for the upcoming season. It functions as an industry news and commentary video aimed at Halloween enthusiasts eager to get an early look at what the retail giant has in store.
FrightProps takes viewers on a walkthrough of their 2024 TransWorld Haunted Attraction Association Show booth, highlighting a selection of products and displays on the trade show floor. The video offers a snapshot of what the company is bringing to the professional haunt industry market this season. It serves as both a product showcase and a peek behind the curtain at one of the haunt industry's premier annual trade events.
Haunt Former visits four major retailers — Michaels, Spirit Halloween, Lowe's, and Big Lots — in a single nearly half-hour Halloween shopping tour for 2022. Each store segment is timestamped, making it easy to jump to your preferred retailer. The video showcases animatronics, props, masks, and seasonal décor available that year across a range of price points and styles. It serves as a handy snapshot of what the 2022 Halloween retail season had to offer.
The creator visits Spirit Halloween on the final day of their clearance sale, picking up a variety of props and decorations while staying under budget. The video follows an unboxing and hands-on assembly of the haul, giving viewers a real-world look at what discounted Spirit Halloween items look like out of the box. It offers a casual, entertaining peek at end-of-season deals for Halloween enthusiasts looking to stretch their prop budget.
This short-form video highlights a limited-time Halloween sale at Party City running from October 26th through October 31st, 2023. It serves as a quick heads-up for Halloween shoppers looking to score discounted props, decorations, or costumes before the season ends. The video is brief and promotional in nature, encouraging viewers to take advantage of end-of-season pricing.
Haunt Former tours a 2025 Spirit Halloween location, walking viewers through the store's latest lineup of animatronics, props, and decorations. The video highlights standout items on the floor, including pieces tied to a subway theme. It serves as an early-season preview for Halloween enthusiasts scouting what Spirit Halloween has to offer this year.
A walkthrough tour of a local Party City store showcasing its 2021 Halloween lineup, with a focus on two featured animatronics: a Fogging Grim Reaper and a Crawling Girl. The creator also surveys newly stocked decor walls filled with masks, costumes, and props. The video gives viewers an early look at what Party City has to offer for the 2021 Halloween season.
Haunt Former unboxes a mystery package sent directly from Spirit Halloween, which apparently contains dirt along with other surprise items. The video also covers Spirit Halloween's official 2023 seasonal theme reveal and a look at their upcoming animatronic lineup. It serves as an early-access preview of what Spirit Halloween is bringing to shelves that year, making it a useful resource for haunt enthusiasts and prop collectors planning their season.
Haunt Former takes viewers on a multi-stop walkthrough of Home Depot's 2022 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the store's lineup of giant animatronics, inflatables, and decorative props. The tour spans three separate store locations, giving a broad look at what was available on shelves that season. It serves as a handy reference for collectors and decorators scouting retail offerings before buying.
This edited video tour takes viewers through a Spirit Halloween superstore location in Clearwater, Florida during the 2018 Halloween season. The walkthrough showcases the store's props, animatronics, costumes, and seasonal decorations set out for that year. The footage is cut together with atmospheric music to give it an immersive, haunt-style feel rather than a straightforward retail visit.
Haunt Former takes viewers on a 2022 Halloween shopping tour across three major retailers — Halloween City, Target, and Walmart — showcasing their seasonal selections of animatronics, props, masks, and decorations. The video is structured as a chapter-by-chapter store walkthrough, giving haunt enthusiasts and home decorators a preview of what's available on shelves that year. It serves as a practical scouting resource for anyone planning a haunt or holiday display without having to visit every store in person.
A 50-minute walkthrough of Six Flags Fiesta Texas Fright Fest 2023, exploring multiple themed scare zones including Hell Valley Cemetery, Infestation, Wicked Hollows, and Soul Harvest. The video captures scare actor performances, atmospheric props, animatronics, and the overall Halloween ambiance of the park. Viewers get an extended, immersive tour of the event's scares and screams across multiple revisits to key zones.
Haunt Former walks through Big Lots' 2022 Halloween seasonal section, showcasing the store's lineup of animatronics, inflatables, props, and decorations. The video serves as a retail scouting guide for Halloween shoppers hunting for affordable seasonal finds. It's the first part of a broader 2022 Halloween store walkthrough series. Viewers get an early look at what Big Lots has to offer before items sell out.
In this short interview-style clip, Ed Edmunds — co-owner of Distortions Unlimited and a veteran of the Halloween manufacturing industry — reflects on his lifelong passion for monsters, shares his favorite monster, and speaks candidly about the challenges and rewards of making monsters professionally. Distortions Unlimited, based in Greeley, Colorado, produces animatronics, props, masks, and costumes for haunted attractions, theme parks, and the broader Halloween market. Ed's career spans more than four decades and includes recognition through the Travel Channel series Making Monsters. The video offers an intimate glimpse into the mindset of one of Halloween's most influential craftspeople.
Haunt Former tours four major retail destinations — Home Depot, Spirit Halloween, Party City, and At Home — to showcase their 2023 Halloween lineups. The video gives viewers an extended look at animatronics, props, and masks available at each store during the season. With dedicated chapter timestamps for each location, it functions as a practical shopping guide for Halloween enthusiasts. The Home Depot segment gets the most screen time, suggesting a particularly notable selection there that year.
Haunt Former tours two major retail destinations — Halloween City (Party City's dedicated Halloween pop-up store) and Target — to showcase what Halloween 2023 has to offer in terms of animatronics, props, masks, and seasonal décor. The video is split into two distinct store segments, giving viewers a broad look at consumer-grade Halloween merchandise available that season. It serves as a convenient buying guide and trend overview for decorators and haunt enthusiasts scoping out off-the-shelf options.
This archival retrospective video from Distortions Unlimited takes viewers on a nostalgic look back at past employees and scenes from the company's history spanning over four decades of Halloween manufacturing. Founded by Ed Edmunds and Marsha Taub Edmunds, Distortions Unlimited is a well-known name in the haunt industry, recognized for animatronics, props, masks, and costumes. The clip offers a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the people and environment that built one of Halloween's most prominent prop and animatronics companies. Fans of the Travel Channel series Making Monsters will find this especially appealing as an insider look at the studio behind the show.
This video is the second installment of a Spirit Halloween store tour series for 2022, revisiting two Spirit Halloween locations to showcase the season's animatronics, props, masks, and home décor offerings. The host guides viewers through the aisles, highlighting new and notable items available that year. It serves as a practical shopping preview for Halloween enthusiasts looking to see what Spirit Halloween has in stock before visiting a store themselves.
StiltbeastStudios takes viewers inside Universal Rocks, a professional facility specializing in fabricating realistic artificial rock work and themed environmental elements for haunted attractions and similar venues. The video highlights the scale and quality of what professional fabricators can produce for immersive set design. It serves as both an inspiring facility showcase and a resource pointer for haunt builders looking to elevate their environments beyond DIY capabilities.
Stiltbeast Studios takes viewers behind the scenes of a professional video shoot at Dark Hour Haunted House, revealing the monster-making craft that brings the attraction to life. The video offers an insider look at the characters, costumes, and props that populate one of the haunted attraction industry's notable venues. It serves as both a showcase of Stiltbeast Studios' fabrication work and a compelling promotional piece for the haunt itself.
A vlog-style walkthrough of a Spirit Halloween store during the early stages of its 2017 seasonal setup, showcasing the props and merchandise being stocked on the floor. The creator gives viewers an early look at what Spirit Halloween has to offer for the 2017 Halloween season. The video is casual and conversational in tone, with the creator also noting ongoing personal tech troubles as a side note.
A walkthrough tour of a Spirit Halloween store location in San Antonio, Texas at the Hwy 151 and Loop 410 area for the 2021 season. The creator notes the store has relocated within the same shopping plaza, a common occurrence for the seasonal retailer. Stock is limited at the time of filming due to supply chain and shipping delays, but several 2021 animatronics and props are visible. The video offers an early-season sneak peek at what Spirit Halloween has on the floor.
This short video takes a speculative look at props that may have been headed to Spirit Halloween stores for the 2014 season. The creator shares what appear to be early glimpses or rumors of upcoming retail offerings, with a spoiler warning suggesting inside or advance knowledge. At under four minutes, it serves as a quick preview-style overview for fans eager to know what the seasonal giant might stock.
This crew feature puts the spotlight on Janene Johnson, a long-tenured Distortions Unlimited team member with over two decades of experience in customer service and Halloween sales. The video offers a behind-the-scenes look at the human side of one of the Halloween industry's well-known prop and animatronics manufacturers. Beyond her primary customer-facing role, Janene contributes to shipping, prop finishing, and facility tours, illustrating the versatility required of staff at a hands-on manufacturing company. Distortions Unlimited, known from the Travel Channel series Making Monsters, serves home haunters, professional haunted attractions, and Halloween retailers alike.
